Once again, Japan efforts to
re-open whale meat trade, have been rebuffed, this time by the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES),
whose delegates rejected Japan's proposal by an overwhelming
majority. "It's high time they accepted that commercial whale trade
has no place in the modern world", said Carroll Muffett, deputy
campaigns director at Greenpeace.

The
ban on whale meat trade honors God's Creation. These majestic
creatures suffer unimaginable stress, fear and pain in the hands of
whale hunters. By showing compassion to all of God's animals, we
reflect God's love for them and for the rest of Creation.